Chapter 162 - 162 162 I Have Another Bold Guess

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Chapter 162: Chapter 162: I Have Another Bold Guess Chapter 162: Chapter 162: I Have Another Bold Guess As netizens enthusiastically tried to uncover the identity of the mysterious couple and warn them, the couple, Nora Woods and Gong Youtao, finished packing exactly as planned and prepared to head downstairs to check out. While packing, Nora took a curious look at the contents of the Brocade Bag, “That girl was really pretty, wasn’t she? The show they’re filming is called ‘Inspiration,’ right? Should we check it out?” “What’s there to see? It’s just a bunch of young people messing around.” Gong Youtao replied offhandedly, then asked, “By the way, about that investment I mentioned before, have you thought any more about it?” Hearing this, the light-hearted look on the woman’s face seemed to freeze for a moment. After a pause, she turned her head somewhat apologetically, “Can we talk about it after we get back? I haven’t made up my mind yet. After all, it’s a significant amount, and my dad says we should consider it carefully.” Upon hearing this, the man’s face showed little change, still wearing a smile, “No problem, I’m just asking, no rush.” Then he said, “I’ll finish packing here, why don’t you go downstairs to check us out and get the car?” Seeing him genuinely unbothered, Nora smiled and nodded, taking the room card as she went downstairs. Unseen to her, the moment she closed the door, the smile on the man’s face grew cold, and his entire demeanor turned icy. Turning his gaze, it fell upon the Brocade Bag she had placed in her purse. Recalling the words of the female celebrity, Gong Youtao’s eyes cooled slightly. After a brief hesitation, he extracted the Brocade Bag from her purse. He then walked to the bathroom and tossed it directly into the bathroom trash bin. Subsequently, he turned away impassively, pulled the suitcase together, and pushed it along as he left with the purse. Elsewhere, the show continued filming. After several earnest attempts at persuasion, Sebastian Carew and Scarlett Jennings finally succeeded in finding a couple willing to team up with them. However, Momo Ross and Amber Livingston still couldn’t find a willing couple by the set deadline. According to the show’s rules, the two of them had no choice but to pretend to be a couple to continue with their tasks. Originally, Momo was in low spirits due to consecutive rejections. Hearing that she had to pretend to be a couple with Amber, even though she had mentally prepared herself beforehand, her face involuntarily stiffened slightly, and her smile grew a bit forced. “Why,” she thought, “Amber isn’t good enough for me!” If she really got paired up with him on the show, Momo imagined it would become another piece of dirt on her future record. Even though she was already facing backlash now. But with the production team deciding to keep filming her, Momo believed her situation wasn’t as dire as she initially imagined. She trusted her manager to handle everything well. After a moment’s thought, Momo spoke up in time, “Host, though the rule is to act in pairs, is there any chance our team can join forces with another group?” Being paired with Amber was already a loss, and she didn’t want to do anything couples would do in the show with him. After thinking it over, it seemed more plausible to catch shots with other groups. Firstly, with more people, they could observe the task targets together, sparing her and Amber from acting alone. Secondly, after solo streaming for a few hours, she felt hers and Amber’s viewership and engagement were far inferior to the other groups. It might be better to move with Sebastian’s group and ride on their topic heat. In fact, if it weren’t for some sort of grouping principle, she would’ve directly chosen to be with Sebastian. Now, it was Scarlett benefitting instead. The host knew well Momo’s intentions, but Director Clark also noted that Momo’s group had low popularity. If they let them slump on their own, they feared little content could be edited for the second episode. After deliberating, he glanced at the other two groups of four and said, “If the other two groups agree, you may work together.” Hearing this, Momo didn’t wait for a response from the other groups and swiftly pulled Amber over to Sebastian and Scarlett’s side, “Brother Sebastian, Scarlett, can we join you?” She spoke pitifully. On the other side, seeing Ariel’s response, she turned away and rolled her eyes hard in a direction the camera couldn’t capture. As for the chosen Sebastian and Scarlett, they exchanged a glance and didn’t refuse her, so the next filming combination amounted to two groups. The program team then distributed tasks based on the map they had previously obtained. “This is the route map the production team received in advance from the guesthouse owner. It’s the route he and his wife used to take. Your task now is to navigate this route with your new members and complete the checkpoints along the way. There’s not much time, so pack up your belongings and set off!” With the host’s words falling, both sides returned to their rooms to pack some things, then headed out in a grand formation along the route marked by the production team. To everyone’s surprise, as they were about to set off, the guesthouse owner also came out and expressed his intent to walk the route again with the program team, just as he did with his wife before. Coincidentally, since Momo and Amber’s group only contained two people, the guesthouse owner decided to join them. Seeing the evidently larger team on Scarlett’s side, Ariel felt eager. “I want to join Scarlett’s group too, it seems like they must have lots of fun.” Ariel’s female fans took a glance at that side’s Sebastian with a slightly enamored look, but thinking of their upcoming schedule, they couldn’t help but turn their gaze toward the one and only Mystical Sect member in their group, Evander Simpson of Clear Breeze Temple. “Brother Evander, do you think there’s really something wrong with the guesthouse? Why do couples who stay there end up breaking up afterward?” Evander had gotten used to being called “Brother” by the netizens. Hearing this, he remained calm and merely glanced at the Sunbeam Mountain ahead, “Probably... it’s because of Resentful Energy.” Though not apparent, he vaguely felt it ever since checking in yesterday. However, he couldn’t be sure. Firstly, because the feeling was faint, and secondly, the Resentful Energy was somewhat elusive. It seemed both from the guesthouse and the Sunbeam Mountain. He couldn’t ascertain it. Upon hearing the mention of Resentful Energy, the live stream audience couldn’t help but perk up with interest. While most of them initially came to this live stream for the likes of Sebastian and Ariel, after watching the first episode, it was hard not to develop some curiosity toward the mystical aspects. Especially since the events of the first episode didn’t really seem like the product of the show’s scripting, the mention of Resentful Energy and ghosts seemed highly plausible as authentic phenomena. [Resentful Energy! Note this down, it might be on the test later!] [How can a guesthouse have Resentful Energy? No one’s died there, right?] [Who says no one’s died? The owner’s wife doesn’t count?] [But that was long ago, how can it be related?] [Moreover, wasn’t the owner’s love story with his wife so beautiful? How could she have any Resentful Energy?] [Guys! I have another bold theory!]

Chapter 162 - 162 162 I Have Another Bold Guess

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